I have this blog as a place to share my creative self -- be it card making, music playing, scrapbooking, altered art, home decor, or whatever direction my art takes me. My dogs are always a part of my home life, so they have to be a part of my blog, too.

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Sunday, July 31, 2016

I am barely getting this done in time for the Outlawz Monthly Progressive Challenge. This is for the month of July.The free image this month is by Laurian McDonald. Here's what I created with it:

The poem is a rubber stamp I've had for a long time. It's by Northwoods Stamp Company. The papers on this card are by Close To My Heart. The gold stars are from my stash. I colored the lighthouse digital image with Copic markers, then fussy cut it out.

Friday, July 29, 2016

We're 1/2 way through this month's challenge, so it's time for a bit of mid-month inspiration on the Oddball Stamps Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is "Little Child" (for a kid). There are many wonderful images in the Oddball Art Etsy Store that will work for this challenge! I decided on this one:

I colored the rubber stamp, Cookie -- Chasing Ball, with Copic markers. This stamp reminds me very much of my dog, who always has a tennis ball within reach!I created the shaker portion of the card using Lawn Fawn dies and sequins from Craftin' Desert Divas. The papers are digital, purchased at Snap Click Supply. They are Echo Park Bark. The sentiment has been in my collection forever. It is a long-time retired stamp from Close To My Heart. The checked ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.I had so much fun creating this card! I hope you can join in on the fun, too, and link up with our Animal challenge this week at Crafty Sentiments Challenge Blog. I would LOVE to see what you make, and there are great prizes to win, too!

I created the circle shaped card using Lifestyle Crafts circle dies, and a bit of 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon. I hope this makes you think of summertime! Me? I'm off to look for my flip flops and hit the beach!
I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:Imagine That! Digi Playground -- shaped cardsImagine That! Digistamps -- summertime FB challenge

I used distress markers directly on the H251 - Tall Tulips rubber stamp. After huffing a bit of moisture on it, I stamped it on the white paper.A strip of designer paper and a couple of dies (by Paper Wishes and Craftin' Desert Divas) finish off the card. The card base is from Simon Says Stamp.Great Impressions Stamps has an Anything Goes Challenge going on all month. Come join the fun here!

Happy Saturday! I hope life isn't too hard for you, but you still have my permission to eat ice cream, or gelato, or whatever your favorite iced concoction is!I'm posting today for Imagine That! Digis by Kris. Kris recently offered an ice cream freebie file in the Imagine That! digistamp Facebook Group. I decided to take advantage of her generosity and create something with one of the ice cream cones in the free file:

The sentiment is part of the Freebie set offered in the Imagine That! Digistamp Facebook group. Look for it in the files. I cut the card base out on my Silhouette Cameo, using a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store. There's a Die-namics cross stitched oval die, an American Crafts label die, and some Close To My Heart Glimmer trim and card stock to complete this card.I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:IT! Creative Playground -- Fancy Folds or Shaped Cards

Friday, July 22, 2016

I had a bit of spare time of Saturday, before my husband and I jumped on the Harley for the afternoon. There are a few Christmas in July challenges going on, so I decided to add another Christmas card to my stash. Since I was short on time, I used a pre-colored image from Imagine That! Digis by Kris.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

It's time for a little mid-challenge inspiration over on the Sasayaki Glitter Challenge blog. There's always tons going on there, so check it out!Today, I am showing off a delightful digi called 'Bee Girl'.

I colored Bee Girl with Copic markers, making her a monochromatic golden color, except for a bit of blue in the wings. I matched the card base to the wing color to pull it all together.

I made the card base using Spellbinders dies and an embossing folder from Close To My Heart. The sentiment was computer generated. The ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM.

I hope you can join in on our Anything Goes challenge this month at Sasayaki Glitter Challenge blog! I'd love to see what you make, and you could win some wonderful digis for yourself!

It's time for a bit of mid-month inspiration over on the Julia Spiri Challenge blog. The theme is always 'Anything Goes -- with a twist', if you choose to participate. This month's twist is At The Beach or Sea.I have a little inspiration for you using a Julia Spiri image. I love to color flowers, and since our mid-month inspiration posts can be anything we choose, I chose this beautiful floral arrangement called, 'Wedding Flowers'.

Here's a step-by-step of how I did this:I wanted everything but the ruby slippers and the yellow brick road to be muted, so I started coloring the slippers and the road:Slipper Copic colors -- R21, R22, R24, R27, R29, R39

Yellow brick road -- I started with a base coat of Y32, then layered on YR23 and YR24. It wasn't as bright as I wanted it, so I went over it all with Y02.

Friday, July 15, 2016

It's July 15, and that means it's New Release Day at Oddball Art Stamps. There'll be a number of new, fantastic releases in the Etsy store sometime today (July 15). There's fantastic inspiration on the Oddball Art blog today, too.I chose the adorable Image #316, Panda Pack, to create with for this release:

I colored the pandas with Copic markers, then sponged the edges with Tim Holtz distress inks in Spun Sugar and Tattered Rose. The framed dies are from Lawn Fawn. I cut out the hugs arrow on my Silhouette Cameo with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store. Papers for this card are from Photo Play -- 12x12 Like a Girl.Do you need this adorable Panda Pack image for yourself? Are there other Oddball Art images you've been eyeing? Use discount code DTJULIE10 to get 10% off of anything in the store!Also, did you see this?!?

Don't forget our Anything Goes with Oddball Art images challenge on our ODDBALL ART FACEBOOK GROUP CHALLENGE. We have a new challenge on the 1st of every month.Today is also the start of a new challenge on the Oddball Stamps challenge blog. The theme is 'Little Child' (for kids). Join the fun -- you have all month!I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

It's the 15th of the month, which means it's time for a new challenge on the Oddball Art Challenge Blog. Did you join us last month? I hope you joined the fun! This month, the theme is 'Little Child' (for kids). Lizzy Love has lots of images in her Etsy store for this theme!

I printed the digi stamp, Image #246, Maddy, on watercolor paper, then used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens and a water brush to color Maddy in. The image is cut out with a Craftin' Desert Divas die. The sentiment is a stamp from Close To My Heart, cut out with a Spellbinders die. The papers are digital, purchased at Snap Click Supply. They are part of the Echo Park Bark Collection. Some silver foil tape finishes off the card.Do you need this adorable Maddy image for yourself? Are there other Oddball Art images you've been eyeing? Use discount code DTJULIE10 to get 10% off of anything in the store!Also, did you see this?!?

Don't forget our Anything Goes with Oddball Art images challenge on our ODDBALL ART FACEBOOK GROUP CHALLENGE. We have a new challenge on the 1st of every month.Today is also New Release day for Oddball Art Stamps. They will be in the Etsy Shop sometime today (July 15). To see some fantastic inspiration with the New Releases, visit the Oddball Art Co. blog.I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

I used Snowman Hugs and colored the image with Copic markers. The sentiments is part of the Snowman Hugs set.I created the shaker part of the card with dies from Lawn Fawn. The sequins are from Craftin' Desert Divas. The fancy edges are cut with dies from Paper Wishes. Papers are from Echo Park. The bow is from 3 Girl JAM. I hope you can join the fun this week at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- don't forget the optional Christmas in July twist. I'd love to see what you make!
I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:The Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- Christmas in July

I colored Isobel - Butterfly Fairy with Copic markers. Papers & sentiment for this card are from Echo Park. Dies used are from Spellbinders and Top Dog dies. I cut the sun out on my Silhouette Cameo with a file I found in the Silhouette Design store. The teal shimmer trim is from Close To My Heart. Come join the Anything Goes Challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week. We've got great prizes, and I'd love to see what you make!

Monday, July 11, 2016

Yeehaw! I've somehow snagged an awesome guest designing gig for the next 3 (three!!!) months! I've been asked to post twice monthly for Imagine That! Digis by Kris, and I am thrilled!Today, I have a card I colored with Copic markers. It features the following 3 sets:

I printed the Ice Cream Boy digi on a large piece of Copic X Press It paper. Once I got the coloring the way I like it, I cut it in a 4.5 x 4.5 inch square. Then, I found the sentiment I wanted. This was perhaps the hardest part of the whole project, as there are many fun ones in the Ice Cream Sentiments Set! Once the sentiment was ready, I printed some papers from the Ice Cream Parlour Digital Paper Pack in colors that matched my coloring.

The frames are from Lawn Fawn. The sentiment flag is from Top Dog Dies. The sequins are from Craftin' Desert Divas.

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Hello! I'm popping in to let you know that the deadline to win the prizes offered up in the A Taste of Summer Blog Hophas been extended. You now have until July 15th, at 11:55 p.m. EDT, to get your comments added and your name linked up if you want a chance to win the full kit and the 1 year subscription to the Through the Craft Room Door on-line crafting magazine.

Don't know what I'm talking about? Click HERE to find the original post and read all about it.

Good luck to you all!

Here's the card I made for the hop and a link to my original post. You can win the digital papers I used on this card if you visit this post!

It's time for some showcase inspiration on the Lacy Sunshine blog. It's also the start of another Anything Goes Challenge, so come link up!All the pieces today are showcases Heather Valentin's Eleanor & Pickles characters. They are available in her new coloring book, Volume 17, available from Amazon.Today, I introduce you to Pickles & Percy:

I think they are the cutest friends ever!Here they are, made into a card with a hoedown theme:

This card uses E875 - Harry with Daisies and B195 Playful Thinking of You.I colored E875 - Harry with Daisies with Copic markers. I cut the playful Thinking of You out with an American Crafts cloud die to make the card more playful.Papers for this card are from Echo Park. Tag die is from Craftin' Desert Divas. Shimmer trim is from Close To My Heart.Great Impressions Stamps is sponsoring MOD Squad challenges this week. I used this image as inspiration for my card.

Thursday, July 7, 2016

It's Challenge time! Sasayaki Glitter Challenge Blog is starting a new challenge today. The theme this month is "CAS". This theme can be kind of a tricky one, yes? Just what makes a card CAS? That's the stumbling block for me. I THINK this qualifies, but that's the rub. Help me decide, will you please?No matter what, I have an adorable Sasayaki Glitter Digital Stamp to share with you today. This is Amy in the Garden...

It's Thursday, and time for a new challenge at the Julia Spiri Challenge Blog. For the next 2 weeks, the theme is 'At the beach or sea.' Julia has some fantastic images, including some wonderful pirates & mermaids, found in her Etsy shop, that are perfect for this challenge theme!Here's my card, using Charlotte Pirate....

I colored Charlotte Pirate with Copic markers. I used several edger dies from Paper Wishes to cut her out and the card layers. Papers for this card are from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles. She just released a whole Taste of Summer Collection, and these papers are just a "taste" of the collection. There's a blog hop going on for another day, and you could win the whole collection if you hop, or the patterned paper collection if you leave a comment on my blog. Check out this post for details.Do you like that octopus? That was a freebie I got in an order from Spellbinders dies. Living in land-locked Wisconsin, I didn't think I'd ever use it. I jumped for joy when I found a place for him on this card, and I think he is adorable!The die cut "you" and the sentiment are from Simon Says Stamp.I had such fun creating this card, and I want you to have just as much fun, so I hope you can join our At the Beach or Sea challenge for the next 2 weeks at Julia Spiri Challenge blog. Check out the Stamps by Julia Spiri Facebook group, too! It's even more fun!I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:IDCB -- ATGD.L. Art -- July Linky Party Not Just Cards -- ATGLemon Shortbread -- ATG